The East Bay’s largest water district is ending the fines and public embarrassment for households that use excessive amounts of water in the drought. Saying it will have enough water this year, the East Bay Municipal Utility District Utility board voted 7-0 to suspend its excess use fines that garnered widespread public attention because EBMUD […]
The Environmental Protection Agency failed to review water quality standard changes for California’s Bay-Delta estuary that could harm at least half a dozen imperiled fish species, environmental groups claim in court. The Natural Resources Defense Council, Bay.org and Defenders of Wildlife sued the EPA in Federal Court on Friday, claiming the agency ignored its mandate […]
Democratic U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, campaigning for U.S. Senate, said Tuesday that she would consider amending the federal law governing endangered species to help improve the water supply across the parched state of California. To help address the drought, Sanchez said she wants to take a broader approach that calls for continued conservation measures, increased […]
State and federal regulators have failed to protect Delta fish and the environment during the drought by repeatedly relaxing water-quality standards so as to keep water flowing to California cities and farms, three conservation groups argued in a federal lawsuit filed Friday. The complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mirrors a persistent one by […]
Does it make sense to start the Delta tunnels? The Metropolitan Water District pays into the State Water Project every year for an allotment of water. The agreed-upon allotment of water is roughly 4 percent of the water flow from the Delta. In 2015, the State Water Project was only allowed to send 10 percent […]
On Monday, State Water Resources Control Board Chair Felicia Marcus and board member Tam Doduc said there was no merit to a claim filed last month by the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority that accused them of having already made up their minds about a critical issue that could translate into less water delivered […]
East Bay Drought: EBMUD Ends Penalties for Water Guzzlers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Jose Mercury News by By Denis CuffThe East Bay’s largest water district is ending the fines and public embarrassment for households that use excessive amounts of water in the drought. Saying it will have enough water this year, the East Bay Municipal Utility District Utility board voted 7-0 to suspend its excess use fines that garnered widespread public attention because EBMUD […]
Greens Continue Fight Over California Delta
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by By Nicholas IovinoThe Environmental Protection Agency failed to review water quality standard changes for California’s Bay-Delta estuary that could harm at least half a dozen imperiled fish species, environmental groups claim in court. The Natural Resources Defense Council, Bay.org and Defenders of Wildlife sued the EPA in Federal Court on Friday, claiming the agency ignored its mandate […]
Loretta Sanchez Says Relaxing Species Law ‘On the Table’ to Help State
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by The Sacramento Bee)by By Carlos Avila GonzalezDemocratic U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, campaigning for U.S. Senate, said Tuesday that she would consider amending the federal law governing endangered species to help improve the water supply across the parched state of California. To help address the drought, Sanchez said she wants to take a broader approach that calls for continued conservation measures, increased […]
Delta Battle Over Water and Fish Lands in Court
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Jose Mercury News by By Denis CuffState and federal regulators have failed to protect Delta fish and the environment during the drought by repeatedly relaxing water-quality standards so as to keep water flowing to California cities and farms, three conservation groups argued in a federal lawsuit filed Friday. The complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mirrors a persistent one by […]
OPINION: Start the Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Starby By Mike AndersonDoes it make sense to start the Delta tunnels? The Metropolitan Water District pays into the State Water Project every year for an allotment of water. The agreed-upon allotment of water is roughly 4 percent of the water flow from the Delta. In 2015, the State Water Project was only allowed to send 10 percent […]
California Water Board Denies Bias Claims in Delta Tunnels Dispute
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee by By Ryan SabalowOn Monday, State Water Resources Control Board Chair Felicia Marcus and board member Tam Doduc said there was no merit to a claim filed last month by the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority that accused them of having already made up their minds about a critical issue that could translate into less water delivered […]